Attorney: Death penalty to be sought in Texas officer death

 

December 3, 2017



LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) - An attorney for a 19-year-old college student charged in the fatal shooting of a Texas Tech University police officer says prosecutors intend to seek the death penalty against his client if he's convicted of capital murder.

KLBK-TV in Lubbock says defense attorney Dennis Reeves indicated in a court filing Tuesday that the state will seek to execute Hollis Daniels III if he's found guilty. Prosecutors have not said whether they will seek the death penalty. A gag order has been issued in the case.

The lawyer's filing also indicates that Daniels may not be found competent to...



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